SAN DIEGO - Dog Attack Kills Baby

"Baby dies after dog bite in Lemon Grove" by Susan Shroder, San Diego Union-Tribune 6/14/2012

Sheriff's homicide detectives are investigating the death Thursday of an 8-month-old boy who had been bitten by a dog.

Deputies and paramedics from the Lemon Grove Fire Department were called to a residence on West Street, between Broadway and North Avenue in Lemon Grove. They responded at 4:52 p.m., within four minutes of getting the call, sheriff's homicide Lt. Larry Nesbit said.

They found a woman holding an injured boy, Nesbit said. Paramedics began treating the baby and transported him to Rady Children's Hospital. He died shortly after 6 p.m., the lieutenant said.

Nesbit said animal-control officers removed three dogs from the residence, and the occupants were being interviewed. The dogs were described as "apparent pit bulls."

Video from 10News showed animal-control officers struggling to get one of the dogs into a truck with a catch pole as it strongly resisted the effort.

The child's name was not yet released by the Medical Examiner's Office.

It was not disclosed whether the dogs were owned by the child's family.